jointure

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Joined even though the purported loving jointure may be mere stone-carver’s fantasy.

From Slate • May 28, 2012

At birth these bones are not completely joined, the jointure being fulfilled by membranes, which change into bone as the person grows older.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the terms of his will, his widow is left an interest in the London residence, a jointure worth about $5,000 annually and the residue of his personal property.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without either side wanting it, the battle seemed on its way to jointure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lieut.-Col. the Rev. John Wigan applied for the reversion of this property, "part of ye estate of the late Earl of Derby, and part of ye jointure of ye Countess Dowager already sequestrated."

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.